Blog Topics
Click the “+” sign to see the list of posts under each category or scroll down to view all posts organized by publication date.
-
-
Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions We Receive about Grants
What Should You Be Doing: Fundraising or Pursuing Grant Money?
Setting Yourself Up to Win a Foundation Grant Before the Funding Opportunity Comes Out
-
-
Using Evaluation Criteria to Prepare a Stronger Grant Proposal
Is It Possible to Submit the Same Proposal to Multiple Funders?
Good, Better, Best: Three Tips for Transforming a Mediocre Grant Proposal into a Great One
The Fastest Way to Prepare a Compliant, Responsive Grant Proposal
How to Increase the Odds that Your Grant Application Will Be Funded
Tips for Creating an Organizational Chart for a Grant Proposal
How to Write a Grant Proposal Part II: What Will You Need to Prepare?
6 Strategies to Make the Grant Proposal Submission Process Less Stressful
-
-
Three Options for Managing References in Grant Proposals and Other Documents
Track the Latest News Related to Nonprofits & Grant Writing without Cluttering Your Inbox
Productivity Tools to Stay On Top of Proposal Management Tasks
The Grant Writer’s Digital Toolkit for Writing, Researching, Creating & Collaborating
Creating a Content Library for Your Best Content
A content library is a storage site where you save different types of content, including templates, excerpts from documents such as proposals and reports, and even audio and video clips. In this post, we review several tools and suggested approaches for establishing and organizing your library so you can easily find and reuse previously created content.
Choosing a Grant Database Based on Your Needs and Budget
We recommend using at least one grant database on a regular basis if you are serious about finding grant opportunities. The key issues are: What kind of information do you want your database to contain, and what can you afford?
Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions We Receive about Grants
Each month, we receive a significant number of emails with questions about how to get grant funding and where to look for funding, as well as more specific questions related to securing grants for particular types of projects. While there are always a few questions that require tailored answers, most of the questions we receive fall into a handful of categories.
Should You Hire a Freelance Grant Proposal Writer?
To help you decide whether hiring a freelance proposal writer makes sense for your organization, we're going to look at three scenarios when hiring a grant writer makes sense. We'll also discuss the different types of proposal writers and tips for collaborating with a proposal writer to help the process go more smoothly.
Shift Your Focus to Funders, Not Funding Opportunities
It's always a good idea to look weekly, if not daily, for funding opportunity announcements that might be a good fit for your organization. However, if you are not careful, you can end up putting too much emphasis on finding funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) over other grant-seeking activities.
Follow This Plan and You’ll Never Miss a Proposal Deadline
While we can't guarantee that your proposal will result in an award, we are confident that if you follow the process outlined below, your proposals will be submitted on time.
What Should You Be Doing: Fundraising or Pursuing Grant Money?
If your organization needs funding (and what organization doesn’t?), you have three primary options for raising funds: 1) you can solicit donations from individuals; 2) you can submit proposals to foundations and government agencies to receive grant funding; or 3) you can hold fundraising campaigns and community events to collect donations.
Updating Your Grant Strategy
Developing a grant strategy involves identifying the funders and funding opportunities you intend to pursue over a certain period of time (usually a 12-month period, although it could be longer). Grant strategies should be updated at least annually. This is not only because the funding environment changes over time but also because an organization’s priorities, resources, and programmatic interests can change as well.
SUBSTACK POSTS
ADDITIONAL CONTENT & GUEST POSTS
Guest Posts
Productivity Tools
Website Building
